TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Chinese communist regime launched a new round of military exercises encircling Taiwan on Dec. 29, less than two weeks after Washington announced a record $11.1 billion in arms sales to the island.
The Eastern Theater Command conducted drills across waters and airspace in the Taiwan Strait and north, east, southwest, and southeast of Taiwan. It deployed destroyers, frigates, fighters, bombers, unmanned aerial vehicles, amphibious assault ships, and long-range rockets for live firing and simulated strikes against maritime and mobile ground targets.
The drills also included anti-submarine operations, blockade of Taiwan’s main ports, neutralization of targets in the airspace, and long-distance raids, according to the command. …
China Stages New Round of Military Drills Encircling Taiwan
